Tell the Truth and Turn to God, Glenn Beck Tells Hundreds of Thousands at His Restoring Honor Rally
Washington (CNSNews.com) – Americans may disagree on their politics, and that’s okay, Glenn Beck told a crowd numbering in the hundreds of thousands on Saturday. But for the sake of the nation, Americans must agree on their values and principles. Change for the better begins in each one of us, Beck said, as he urged Americans to turn to God – just as the Founding Fathers did. Your country needs you, he said.

Civil Rights Leader Says KKK and Tea Party Have to Be Used ‘Interchangeably’
(CNSNews.com) – Civil rights activist Rev. Dr. Walter Fauntroy criticized Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally and said the Ku Klux Klan and the Tea Party have to be used “interchangeably.”Project 21 Chairman Blasts Sharpton over Glenn Beck Rally
(CNSNews.com) – Glenn Beck, in holding his “Restoring Honor” rally at the Lincoln Memorial on the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s famous speech, “is not in any way taking advantage of a day or in any way being unfair or in any way maligning the history of Martin Luther King,” the leader of a conservative black group told CNSNews.com on Friday.

Gallup: Obama’s Approval Highest Among Muslims—78 Percent
(CNSNews.com) – While President Barack Obama’s overall approval rating averaged 48 percent for the first seven months of 2010, it was 78 percent among Muslim Americans, according to the Gallup Poll. That gave the president a higher approval rating among Muslims than among any other religious category reported by the poll.

Feds listen, release pro-abstinence study
In response to heavy criticism, the Department of Health and Human Services has reluctantly released the full results of a national study that favors abstinence education.

Bauer: Mosque money needs to stop
Gary Bauer says it’s an absolute outrage that U.S. taxpayers will soon be footing the bill for rebuilding Islamic mosques in foreign countries.

Right idea + wrong approach = bad idea
Conservative columnist Marcia Segelstein is skeptical about the National Association of Evangelicals’ program to get churches on the front line in the fight to reduce abortions.

Iraqis Approved of U.S. Leadership Under Bush More Than Obama, Says Gallup Poll
(CNSNews.com) – With President Barack Obama preparing to give a speech Tuesday night from the Oval Office announcing the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, recently released polling data from the Gallup indicates that the Iraqi people approved of U.S. leadership more under President George W. Bush, who invaded their country and overthrew the dictatorial regime of Saddam Hussein, then they do under Obama, who opposed the invasion of Iraq and has repeatedly vowing to have all U.S. troop out of that country by the end of 2011.

One American Died Every 15 Hours, on Average, in Operation Iraqi Freedom
(CNSNews.com) – One U.S. soldier, Marine, airman or sailor died every 15 hours, on average, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, which officially ends on Tuesday — almost seven-and-a-half years after U.S.-led forces invaded to topple Saddam Hussein’s regime. The Bush administration’s surge strategy under Gen. David Petraeus during the first half of 2007 produced a clear and steady drop in U.S. fatalities.

HHS Took More Than A Year to Release Its Abstinence-Education Study, Which Contradicts Obama’s Stance
(CNSNews.com) – A majority of adolescents and 70 percent of their parents believe sex should be confined to marriage, according to a federally funded study released Monday by an agency within the Health and Human Services Department. Although the report on the taxpayer-funded study was completed by February 2009, HHS did not release it until last week, prompting speculation that the Obama administration did not like the report’s conclusions.

Education Secretary Says Teachers Should Be ‘Revered’
(CNSNews.com) – Education Secretary Arne Duncan says the larger challenge in education is to improve the status of the teaching profession so that teachers feel respected and valued. “Teaching must be a much more revered profession,” he told a group of educators at Keene State College in Keene, N.H. on Monday night. He’s also making nice with teachers unions.

Redesigned Labels on New Cars Will Include Pollution Information
(CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration is changing the fuel economy labels placed on the windows of new cars and light trucks so consumers can “make the best economic and environmental decisions when buying a new car.” On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation proposed two new label designs for public comment.

District pays big in laptop spy scandal
A federal judge says a suburban Philadelphia school district embroiled in a laptop spying scandal must pay a family’s lawyer more than a quarter-million dollars.

‘Big bucks’ boost for home schoolers
LeTourneau University has received a $5 million gift to establish an endowed scholarship fund for home-schooled students — the single largest donation ever given for that purpose.

After the Speech: Obama’s Commitment to Victory Questioned
(CNSNews.com) – President Obama’s prime-time speech to the nation announcing the end of combat operations in Iraq is getting generally poor reviews from Republicans and conservatives, not only for what Obama said, but for what he did not say.

GOP Leaders Quick to Credit Bush Strategy for Victory in Iraq
(CNSNews.com) – Hours before President Barack Obama delivered a speech on the troop withdrawal and transition in Iraq, Republican leaders reminded voters that Democrats had taken a defeatist tack prior to the success of Bush’s troop surge in 2007 and had criticized the 2008 agreement negotiated by Bush that set the timetable for the current withdrawal and transition.

2010 Already Deadliest Year for U.S. in Nine-Year Afghan War
(CNSNews.com) – 2010 already has become the deadliest year for U.S. troop in the nine-year-long war in Afghanistan. The majority of all American deaths — 612 — have occurred since Obama was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2009, or about 52 percent of the overall 1,181 fatalities (which includes both combat-related casualties and non-combat fatalities).

AZ Border Sheriff: ‘I Have About As Much Regard for the U.N. as I Do the Vermin’
(CNSNews.com) – Sheriff Larry Dever, whose officers patrol Cochise County along the border between Arizona and Mexico, said he finds it “amazing” that the U.S. State Department would refer the recently passed immigration law in his state to the United Nations Human Rights Council for review. “Course, I have about as much regard for the U.N. as I do the vermin that hides in the rocks around my house here and reaches out and tries to bite me every now and then.”

Tensions Simmer Between Asian Giants Over China’s Regional Intentions
(CNSNews.com) – “India has come to realize that China has been showing more than the normal interest in Indian Ocean affairs,” Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna told lawmakers in New Delhi on Tuesday. “So we are closely monitoring the Chinese intentions.” Analysts view the Chinese moves in Asia as part of a comprehensive strategy aimed at expanding its influence in Asia while securing alternative sources of and routes for vital energy supplies.

Obama’s ‘crimes against liberty’
Author David Limbaugh believes Barack Obama’s presidency is the most destructive administration the U.S. has ever known and warns that it will do far-reaching damage if it is not stopped and reversed.

CAIR Suggests Tea Party, GOP Are Behind Nationwide Anti-Muslim Campaign
(CNSNews.com) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is putting some of the blame on both the Tea Party and the Republican Party for what it sees as a growing tide of anti-Muslim anger. “We’ve seen a really strong uptick in Islamophobia recently – primarily sparked by the controversy over the Manhattan Islamic center,” Ibrahim Hooper, CAIR’s chief spokesman, told reporters at a press conference Wednesday.

Departing White House Economic Adviser Urges More Stimulus Spending
(CNSNews.com) – Christina Romer, the departing chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, said that the “only surefire ways” to boost the economy are for “the government to spend more and tax less.” She also said that concern about the federal deficit cannot be an “excuse for leaving unemployed Americans to suffer.”

HHS Awards $17 Million for ‘Patient-Centered Outcomes Research’
(CNSNews.com) – The stimulus law, signed by President Barack Obama in February 2009, authorized $1.1 billion for research on what medical treatments work best for which people. On Wednesday, the Health and Human Services Department announced that $17 million of that taxpayer money will be used to establish a network of PCOR centers. PCOR stands for “patient-centered outcomes research,” also known as “comparative effectiveness research.”

Reports of Christian Aid Workers Killed by Taliban in Pakistan Still Unconfirmed
(CNSNews.com) – Mystery surrounds reports that three Western Christian relief workers were kidnapped and killed by the Pakistan Taliban last week while helping people affected by severe flooding in the country’s northwest. The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad has categorically denied the reports, and no aid agency has announced the deaths of staff members. But the head of a Pakistani Christian human rights advocacy group called Life for All insists the report is true.

David Limbaugh: Obama is a Narcissist
(CNSNews.com) – In his new best-selling book, “Crimes Against Liberty: An Indictment of President Barack Obama,” author David Limbaugh argues that Obama’s ego is outsized even compared to others who have sought and won the presidency. As an example of Obama’s grandiose self-assessment, Limbaugh pointed to Obama’s comment on the night when he clinched the Democratic nomination: “This was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.” “Can you imagine…the conceit of that statement!” said Limbaugh.

Disconnect + discontent = deja vu
A sitting congressman is suggesting that current voter discontent may be even stronger than it was when Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in the 1994 mid-term elections.

ACLU sues FBI, helps ‘country’s enemies’
Gary Bauer thinks the ACLU should be helping national security and law enforcement agencies protect the citizens of the U.S. instead of aiding the country’s enemies.

Wedlock irrelevant to teens
There appears to be a growing acceptance of children being conceived out of wedlock among the nation’s youth.

Israelis adopt American sport
Whether it be college or professional, Texas is known for producing good football. But a Dallas businessman has invested in a team located far away from The Lone Star State.

American Academy of Pediatrics Says Media Portrayal of Sex ‘Unhealthy’
(CNSNews.com) – The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines calling on all media outlets to present human sexuality in a healthy, scientifically accurate manner. “Television, film, music, and the Internet are all becoming increasingly sexually explicit, yet information on abstinence, sexual responsibility, and birth control remains rare,” said the AAP.

Palestinian Leader Rebuffs Netanyahu’s Call for A ‘Jewish State’
(CNSNews.com) – Behind the polite talk at Thursday’s re-launch of direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations was a deep gulf on what Israel calls a make-or-break issue – Palestinian recognition of Israel as a Jewish state. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and other Palestinian leaders repeatedly have rejected this Israeli requirement.

HUD Offers Millions in Grants to Remove Lead-Based Paint in Lower-Income Homes
(CNSNews.com) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is making $110 million in grants available to help eliminate lead-based paint from lower-income homes to protect young children from lead poisoning. “While we have made remarkable progress toward eliminating lead poisoning in children nationwide, now is the time to focus on reaching the finish line,” one HUD official said.

NY mosque investor also Hamas terrorist supporter
One of the investors in a proposed Islamic center near ground zero is a Long Island medical clinic owner whose expressions of sympathy for Palestinians included a donation to a charity later shut down for links to Hamas.

Craigslist drops ads for adult services
Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says “censored.”

Church fights for right to bear arms
As it is legal in Georgia to carry a gun only in a church parking lot — not in the church — some supporters of bearing arms are working to have that law changed.

NY mosque investor also Hamas terrorist supporter
One of the investors in a proposed Islamic center near ground zero is a Long Island medical clinic owner whose expressions of sympathy for Palestinians included a donation to a charity later shut down for links to Hamas.